Principal, Capital Markets

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Summary:

Harbinger is a VC and PE-backed industrial startup based in Garden Grove, California.  Our first product is hybrid and electric commercial vehicles for deliveries, work trucks, and RVs.  Nowadays, our product offering has expanded to include Power Generation, Defense, and Software/AI.

The Capital Markets and Strategy team has two key mandates, the first being supporting the company’s fundraising strategy across equity, debt, and tax credits.  The second is key strategic projects, including developing strategic plans and early go-to-market strategies for our less-developed verticals.  As a Principal on this team, you will handle projects across both mandates, driving fundraising forward, while also handling one growth vertical and various other special strategic projects as needed.  

This role will be perfect for you if you are excited about private and public financial markets, strategic planning, growing early-stage business lines, and you want to take on an outsized contribution at a company which is growing rapidly.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage internal preparedness for public-market opportunities, including maintaining ongoing work plans and relationships with lawyers, bankers, and marketing firms
• Collaborate with senior leadership on investor relations and fundraising initiatives
• Develop and maintain financial models and forecasts key to the business’s operation and fundraising efforts
• Lead market research and go-to-market strategic planning for a nascent company vertical
• Develop cross-functional knowledge bases to bolster internal and external growth plans
• Identify and engage outside partners and potential customers for chosen vertical
• Manage ad-hoc research financially-focused projects as requested by CFO and CEO (examples from the past year include: tariff mitigation strategies, new site selection, and tax credits, among others)

Required Skills:

• In-person 4+ days per week in Garden Grove, CA; occasional travel for work and investor meetings
• MBA required; Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or STEM preferred
• Prior experience in venture capital, investment banking, financial strategy, and/or corporate finance preferred; understanding of private fundraising ecosystem required
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency with slides and spreadsheets
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities
• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-faceted projects with limited oversight
• Organizationally-minded with the ability to juggle multiple unrelated projects
• Work authorized in the United States 

Key Benefits & Perks:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
• Early-stage Stock Options
• Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
• Annual Vacation Bonus
• Wellness & Fertility Benefits
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

California Pay Range$110,000—$130,000 USDEqual Opportunity Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.   Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at info@harbingermotors.com.   Candidate Data Privacy Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.   Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.   Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.   Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.